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Felix Baumgartner (German: [ˈfeːlɪks ˈbaʊ̯mˌɡaʁtnɐ]; born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. [1] He is widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States, as part of the Red Bull Stratos project.
Bridgeman, Leonard Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1948. MacMillan, 1948. Bridgeman, Leonard Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1959–60. Sampson, Low, Marston and Company, 1959. Fillingham, Paul Basic Guide to Flying. New York: Hawthorn, 1975. ISBN 0-801-50525-9; Jackson, Paul Janes All the Worlds Aircraft 2004–05, Janes Publishing Company, 2004.
In 2017 the aircraft set a new STOL world record at Valdez, with a take off in 13 feet 8 inches, and a landing in 10 feet 5 inches. [3] In 2018, the aircraft set a new STOL world record at Valdez, with a take off in 11 ft 0 inches. [4]
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale record holder up to 2006 (current class holder). [3] 1962: January 10–11, 1962: 20,168.78 km (12532.3 mi) Major Clyde P. Evely and crew: Boeing B-52H Stratofortress: From Kadena AB, Okinawa, to Torrejon AB, Spain, via Tokyo, Seattle, Fort Worth, Washington and the Azores [4] 1946: September 29 ...
The round-the-world flight took 35 hours and 54 minutes over 23,125 miles. [5] In 1976 a Boeing 747SP (ZS-SPA) of South African Airways was flown non-stop from the Boeing Company factory in Seattle to Cape Town during its delivery flight. This was a world record for an un-refueled commercial aircraft, this record was held for over a decade. [51]
On 25 July 1973, Aleksandr Fedotov reached 35,230 m (115,580 ft) in a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25M with a 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) payload, and 36,240 m (118,900 ft) with no load (an absolute world record). [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In the thin air, the engines flamed out and the aircraft coasted in a ballistic trajectory by inertia alone.
STOL (Short Take Off and Landing). STOL performance of an aircraft is the ability of aircraft to take off and clear a 50-foot obstruction in a distance of 1,500 feet from beginning the takeoff run. It must also be able to stop within 1,500 feet after crossing a 50-foot obstacle on landing. —
Height 57 cm (1 ft 10 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) Gul Mohammed (February 15, 1957 – October 1, 1997) of New Delhi , India , according to Guinness World Records , was the shortest adult human being of his time whose existence and height have been independently verified.